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Such grants shall not be used to pay for security equipment that is not included or described in a grant application approved by the Department pursuant to subsection D. The amount of grants provided to each eligible school division pursuant to this section shall not exceed $100,000 for each fiscal year of the Commonwealth. Funds for the payment of such grants shall be provided from the issuance of bonds by the Authority, provided that the Authority shall not issue more than an aggregate of $6 million in bonds, after all costs, for such grants during each fiscal year of the Commonwealth. In addition, the Authority shall ensure that no more than an aggregate principal amount of $30 million in bonds issued under this section shall be outstanding at any time. Eligible school divisions seeking a grant shall apply to the Department, which shall be responsible for administering the grant program.\n\t\t\tThe Authority shall work with the Department to determine the schedule for the issuance of the bonds, which shall be based in part upon eligible school divisions having sufficient funds to purchase such security equipment. The payment of debt service on such bonds shall be as provided in the general appropriation act.\n\t\t\tSuch grants shall be in addition to all other grants made to local governments, school boards, or school divisions according to law. In addition, such grants shall not replace or be in lieu of loans to local school boards or interest rate subsidy payments to local school boards pursuant to Chapter 11.1 (§ 22.1-175.1 et seq.), and the issuance of such bonds and the payment of such grants shall not, except as herein provided, affect or otherwise amend the provisions of such chapter as they relate to the powers and duties of the Authority, local school boards, local governments, or any other entity.D\n\nBased on the criteria developed by the Department in collaboration with the Department of Criminal Justice Services, eligible school divisions shall apply for a grant by August 1 of each year. As a condition of receiving a grant, a local match of 25 percent of the grant amount shall be required. The Superintendent is authorized to reduce the local match for local school divisions with a composite index of local ability-to-pay less than 0.2000, including any such school division participating in a regional vocational center, special education center, alternative education center, or academic year Governor’s School. The Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind shall be exempt from the match requirement.\n\t\t\tGrants shall be awarded by the Department on a competitive basis. As part of the application for a grant, each eligible school division shall (i) identify with specificity the security equipment for which grants are being sought, as well as the estimated costs to purchase and install the security equipment, and (ii) certify that it is the intent of the eligible school division to purchase the security equipment within six months of approval of any grant by the Department.\n\t\t\tIf the Department determines that a grant shall be paid to an eligible school division under this section, it shall provide a written certification to the chairman of the Authority directing him to make a grant payment in a specific amount to the eligible school division. The Department, however, shall not make such written certification until it has established that the Authority has sufficient funds to make such grant payment. The Authority shall only make grant payments to an eligible school division for the grants provided under this section upon receipt of such written certification. The Authority shall make such grant payments, and in the amounts as directed by the Department, within 30 days of receipt of the certification.E\n\nThe Department shall develop guidelines concerning the requirements for applying for a grant and the administration of such grants. Such guidelines shall not be subject to the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.).F\n\nIn the event that two or more local school divisions became one local school division, whether by consolidation of only the local school divisions or by consolidation of the local governments, such resulting local school division shall be eligible for grants on the basis of the same number of local school divisions as existed prior to September 30, 2012.G\n\nThe Authority shall take all necessary and proper steps as it is authorized to take under law to carry out the provisions of this section.H\n\nThe Department shall make an annual report to the General Assembly by September 1 of each year reporting (i) the total grants paid during the immediately prior fiscal year to each eligible school division and (ii) a general description of the security equipment purchased by eligible school divisions.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":227701,"text":"This section shall be known and may be cited as the “Public School Security Equipment Grant Act of 2013.”","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":227702,"text":"For purposes of this section:\n\t\t\t“Authority” means the Virginia Public School Authority.\n\t\t\t“Eligible school division” means a (i) local school division or (ii) regional vocational center, special education center, alternative education center, or academic year Governor’s School serving public school students in grades K through 12. “Eligible school division” includes the Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind.\n\t\t\t“Local school division” means a school division with schools subject to state accreditation and whose students are required to be reported in fall membership for grades K through 12.\n\t\t\t“Security equipment” includes building modifications and fixtures, including security vestibules, vaping detectors, security-related devices located outside of the school building on school property, and security-related devices located on school buses.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":227703,"text":"The Authority shall issue bonds for the purpose of grant payments to eligible school divisions of the Commonwealth to be used exclusively for purchasing security equipment for schools, including any related installation, that is designed to improve and help ensure the safety of students attending public schools in the Commonwealth. 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As part of the application for a grant, each eligible school division shall (i) identify with specificity the security equipment for which grants are being sought, as well as the estimated costs to purchase and install the security equipment, and (ii) certify that it is the intent of the eligible school division to purchase the security equipment within six months of approval of any grant by the Department.\n\t\t\tIf the Department determines that a grant shall be paid to an eligible school division under this section, it shall provide a written certification to the chairman of the Authority directing him to make a grant payment in a specific amount to the eligible school division. The Department, however, shall not make such written certification until it has established that the Authority has sufficient funds to make such grant payment. 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A.<\/span> This section shall be known and may be cited as the “Public School Security Equipment<\/span> Grant Act of 2013.” <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> For purposes of this section:\n\t\t\t“Authority<\/span>” means the Virginia Public School Authority<\/span>.\n\t\t\t“Eligible school division<\/span>” means a (i) local school division<\/span> or (ii) regional vocational center, special education center, alternative education center, or academic year Governor’s School serving public school students in grades K through 12. “Eligible school division<\/span>” includes the Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind.\n\t\t\t“Local school division<\/span>” means a school division with schools subject to state accreditation and whose students are required to be reported in fall membership for grades K through 12.\n\t\t\t“Security equipment<\/span>” includes building modifications and fixtures, including security vestibules, vaping detectors, security-related devices located outside of the school building on school property, and security-related devices located on school buses. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Authority<\/span> shall issue<\/span> bonds<\/span> for the purpose of grant payments to eligible school divisions<\/span> of the Commonwealth to be used exclusively for purchasing security equipment<\/span> for schools, including any related installation, that is designed to improve and help ensure the safety of students attending public schools in the Commonwealth. Such grants shall not be used to pay for security equipment<\/span> that is not included or described in a grant application approved by the Department<\/span> pursuant to subsection D. The amount of grants provided to each eligible school division<\/span> pursuant to this section shall not exceed $100,000 for each fiscal year of the Commonwealth. Funds for the payment of such grants shall be provided from the issuance of bonds<\/span> by the Authority<\/span>, provided that the Authority<\/span> shall not issue<\/span> more than an aggregate of $6 million in bonds<\/span>, after all costs, for such grants during each fiscal year of the Commonwealth. In addition, the Authority<\/span> shall ensure that no more than an aggregate principal amount of $30 million in bonds<\/span> issued under this section shall be outstanding at any time. Eligible school divisions<\/span> seeking a grant shall apply to the Department<\/span>, which shall be responsible for administering the grant program.\n\t\t\tThe Authority<\/span> shall work with the Department<\/span> to determine the schedule for the issuance of the bonds<\/span>, which shall be based in part upon eligible school divisions<\/span> having sufficient funds to purchase such security equipment<\/span>. The payment of debt service on such bonds<\/span> shall be as provided in the general appropriation act.\n\t\t\tSuch grants shall be in addition to all other grants made to local governments, school boards<\/span>, or school divisions according to law<\/span>. In addition, such grants shall not replace or be in lieu of loans to local school boards<\/span> or interest rate subsidy payments to local school boards<\/span> pursuant to Chapter 11.1 (§ 22.1-175.1<\/a> et seq.), and the issuance of such bonds<\/span> and the payment of such grants shall not, except as herein provided, affect or otherwise amend<\/span> the provisions of such chapter as they relate to the powers and duties of the Authority<\/span>, local school boards<\/span>, local governments, or any other entity. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Based on the criteria developed by the Department<\/span> in collaboration with the Department<\/span> of Criminal Justice Services, eligible school divisions<\/span> shall apply for a grant by August 1 of each year. As a condition of receiving a grant, a local match of 25 percent of the grant amount shall be required. The Superintendent<\/span> is authorized to reduce the local match for local school divisions<\/span> with a composite index of local ability-to-pay less than 0.2000, including any such school division participating in a regional vocational center, special education center, alternative education center, or academic year Governor’s School. The Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind shall be exempt from the match requirement.\n\t\t\tGrants shall be awarded by the Department<\/span> on a competitive basis. As part of the application for a grant, each eligible school division<\/span> shall (i) identify with specificity the security equipment<\/span> for which grants are being sought, as well as the estimated costs to purchase and install the security equipment<\/span>, and (ii) certify that it is the intent<\/span> of the eligible school division<\/span> to purchase the security equipment<\/span> within six months of approval of any grant by the Department<\/span>.\n\t\t\tIf the Department<\/span> determines that a grant shall be paid to an eligible school division<\/span> under this section, it shall provide a written certification to the chairman of the Authority<\/span> directing him to make a grant payment in a specific amount to the eligible school division<\/span>. The Department<\/span>, however, shall not make such written certification until it has established that the Authority<\/span> has sufficient funds to make such grant payment. The Authority<\/span> shall only make grant payments to an eligible school division<\/span> for the grants provided under this section upon receipt of such written certification. The Authority<\/span> shall make such grant payments, and in the amounts as directed by the Department<\/span>, within 30 days of receipt of the certification. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> The Department<\/span> shall develop guidelines concerning the requirements for applying for a grant and the administration of such grants. Such guidelines shall not be subject to the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000<\/a> et seq.). <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

F.<\/span> In the event that two or more local school divisions<\/span> became one local school division<\/span>, whether by consolidation<\/span> of only the local school divisions<\/span> or by consolidation<\/span> of the local governments, such resulting local school division<\/span> shall be eligible for grants on the basis of the same number of local school divisions<\/span> as existed prior to September 30, 2012. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

G.<\/span> The Authority<\/span> shall take all necessary and proper steps as it is authorized to take under law<\/span> to carry out the provisions of this section. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

H.<\/span> The Department<\/span> shall make an annual report to the General Assembly by September 1 of each year reporting (i) the total grants paid during the immediately prior fiscal year to each eligible school division<\/span> and (ii) a general description of the security equipment<\/span> purchased by eligible school divisions<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPUBLIC SCHOOL SECURITY EQUIPMENT GRANT ACT OF 2013 (\u00a7 22.1-280.2:2)\n\nA. This section shall be known and may be cited as the “Public School\nSecurity Equipment Grant Act of 2013.”\n\nB. For purposes of this section:\n\t\t\t“Authority” means the Virginia Public School Authority.\n\t\t\t“Eligible school division” means a (i) local school division or\n(ii) regional vocational center, special education center, alternative education\ncenter, or academic year Governor’s School serving public school students\nin grades K through 12. “Eligible school division” includes the\nVirginia School for the Deaf and the Blind.\n\t\t\t“Local school division” means a school division with schools\nsubject to state accreditation and whose students are required to be reported in\nfall membership for grades K through 12.\n\t\t\t“Security equipment” includes building modifications and\nfixtures, including security vestibules, vaping detectors, security-related\ndevices located outside of the school building on school property, and\nsecurity-related devices located on school buses.\n\nC. The Authority shall issue bonds for the purpose of grant payments to eligible\nschool divisions of the Commonwealth to be used exclusively for purchasing\nsecurity equipment for schools, including any related installation, that is\ndesigned to improve and help ensure the safety of students attending public\nschools in the Commonwealth. Such grants shall not be used to pay for security\nequipment that is not included or described in a grant application approved by\nthe Department pursuant to subsection D. The amount of grants provided to each\neligible school division pursuant to this section shall not exceed $100,000 for\neach fiscal year of the Commonwealth. Funds for the payment of such grants shall\nbe provided from the issuance of bonds by the Authority, provided that the\nAuthority shall not issue more than an aggregate of $6 million in bonds, after\nall costs, for such grants during each fiscal year of the Commonwealth. In\naddition, the Authority shall ensure that no more than an aggregate principal\namount of $30 million in bonds issued under this section shall be outstanding at\nany time. Eligible school divisions seeking a grant shall apply to the\nDepartment, which shall be responsible for administering the grant program.\n\t\t\tThe Authority shall work with the Department to determine the schedule for\nthe issuance of the bonds, which shall be based in part upon eligible school\ndivisions having sufficient funds to purchase such security equipment. The\npayment of debt service on such bonds shall be as provided in the general\nappropriation act.\n\t\t\tSuch grants shall be in addition to all other grants made to local\ngovernments, school boards, or school divisions according to law. In addition,\nsuch grants shall not replace or be in lieu of loans to local school boards or\ninterest rate subsidy payments to local school boards pursuant to Chapter 11.1\n(§ 22.1-175.1 et seq.), and the issuance of such bonds and the payment of\nsuch grants shall not, except as herein provided, affect or otherwise amend the\nprovisions of such chapter as they relate to the powers and duties of the\nAuthority, local school boards, local governments, or any other entity.\n\nD. Based on the criteria developed by the Department in collaboration with the\nDepartment of Criminal Justice Services, eligible school divisions shall apply\nfor a grant by August 1 of each year. As a condition of receiving a grant, a\nlocal match of 25 percent of the grant amount shall be required. The\nSuperintendent is authorized to reduce the local match for local school\ndivisions with a composite index of local ability-to-pay less than 0.2000,\nincluding any such school division participating in a regional vocational\ncenter, special education center, alternative education center, or academic year\nGovernor’s School. The Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind shall be\nexempt from the match requirement.\n\t\t\tGrants shall be awarded by the Department on a competitive basis. As part of\nthe application for a grant, each eligible school division shall (i) identify\nwith specificity the security equipment for which grants are being sought, as\nwell as the estimated costs to purchase and install the security equipment, and\n(ii) certify that it is the intent of the eligible school division to purchase\nthe security equipment within six months of approval of any grant by the\nDepartment.\n\t\t\tIf the Department determines that a grant shall be paid to an eligible school\ndivision under this section, it shall provide a written certification to the\nchairman of the Authority directing him to make a grant payment in a specific\namount to the eligible school division. The Department, however, shall not make\nsuch written certification until it has established that the Authority has\nsufficient funds to make such grant payment. The Authority shall only make grant\npayments to an eligible school division for the grants provided under this\nsection upon receipt of such written certification. The Authority shall make\nsuch grant payments, and in the amounts as directed by the Department, within 30\ndays of receipt of the certification.\n\nE. The Department shall develop guidelines concerning the requirements for\napplying for a grant and the administration of such grants. Such guidelines\nshall not be subject to the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et\nseq.).\n\nF. In the event that two or more local school divisions became one local school\ndivision, whether by consolidation of only the local school divisions or by\nconsolidation of the local governments, such resulting local school division\nshall be eligible for grants on the basis of the same number of local school\ndivisions as existed prior to September 30, 2012.\n\nG. The Authority shall take all necessary and proper steps as it is authorized\nto take under law to carry out the provisions of this section.\n\nH. The Department shall make an annual report to the General Assembly by\nSeptember 1 of each year reporting (i) the total grants paid during the\nimmediately prior fiscal year to each eligible school division and (ii) a\ngeneral description of the security equipment purchased by eligible school\ndivisions.\n\nHISTORY: 2013, c. 608; 2019, c. 231; 2020, cc. 686, 778; 2022, c. 355.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}